The Crucible
Mar 27, 2015
The Crucible
1. What kind of government does Salem have in The Crucible
? Democracy Democracy
Theocracy Theocracy
Monarchy Monarchy
Kleptocracy Kleptocracy
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2. What is Parris’s position in Salem?
Bailiff Bailiff
Minister Minister
Governor Governor
Judge Judge
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3. Before the play begins, what did Parris catch his daughter and other girls
doing?
Trying to run away from home Trying to run away from home
Dancing in the forest Dancing in the forest
Reading Catholic tracts Reading Catholic tracts
Conducting a black mass in the church Conducting a black mass in the church
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4. Why did Elizabeth Proctor fire Abigail?
Abigail was too proud Abigail was too proud
Abigail was having an affair with John Proctor Abigail was having an affair with John Proctor
Abigail didn’t work hard enough Abigail didn’t work hard enough
Abigail dressed like a prostitute Abigail dressed like a prostitute
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5. As the play opens, whom has Parris asked to come to
Salem? Judge Danforth Judge Danforth
Reverend Hale Reverend Hale
Tituba Tituba
John Proctor John Proctor
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6. What is John Proctor’s chief complaint against
Parris’s sermons?
They are too long They are too long
They focus too much on fire and brimstone They focus too much on fire and brimstone
They are heretical They are heretical
They are too shortThey are too short
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7. What does Mrs. Putnam blame on witchcraft?
Her husband’s cancer Her husband’s cancer
The death of seven of her children in infancy The death of seven of her children in infancy
Raids by natives Raids by natives
Bad weather Bad weather
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8. Who is the first person that Abigail claims practiced
witchcraft? John Proctor John Proctor
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Reverend Hale Reverend Hale
Mary Warren Mary Warren
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9. In Act II, what does Mary Warren give to Elizabeth Proctor
when she returns home ?A cake A cake
A little doll A little doll
A bonnet A bonnet
A kiss A kiss
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10. What news does Mary Warren bring from Salem?
That the witch trials have ended That the witch trials have ended
That someone accused Elizabeth of witchcraft That someone accused Elizabeth of witchcraft
That Reverend Hale is ill That Reverend Hale is ill
That someone accused John Proctor of witchcraft That someone accused John Proctor of witchcraft
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11. Which commandment does John Proctor forget
when Reverend Hale quizzes him?
Thou shalt not kill Thou shalt not kill
Thou shalt not commit adultery Thou shalt not commit adultery
Honor thy mother and father Honor thy mother and father
Thou shalt not covet Thou shalt not covet
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12. Whom do Ezekiel Cheever and Herrick, the marshal, come to the Proctor home to arrest ?
John Proctor John Proctor
Elizabeth Proctor Elizabeth Proctor
Reverend Hale Reverend Hale
Mary Warren Mary Warren
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13. To what does John Proctor convince Mary
Warren to testify?
That Abigail is a witch That Abigail is a witch
That the girls are only pretending to be possessed That the girls are only pretending to be possessed
That Hale is a warlock That Hale is a warlock
That he and Abigail slept together That he and Abigail slept together
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14. Who is in charge of the court?
Giles Corey Giles Corey
Danforth Danforth
Hale Hale
Parris Parris
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15. Why will Elizabeth not be hanged if she is found guilty?
Because she is a woman Because she is a woman
Because she is pregnant Because she is pregnant
Because John Proctor is well respected Because John Proctor is well respected
Because the Puritans do not allow capital punishment Because the Puritans do not allow capital punishment
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16. On what charge is Giles Corey arrested?
Witchcraft Witchcraft
Contempt of court Contempt of court
Murder Murder
Slander Slander
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17. When Mary Warren testifies against them, what do Abigail and her troop of
girls do? They all confess They all confess
They claim that Mary is bewitching them They claim that Mary is bewitching them
They attack her They attack her
They claim that John Proctor has bewitched Mary They claim that John Proctor has bewitched Mary
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18. What does John Proctor do, in a desperate attempt to foil
Abigail? He accuses her of witchcraft He accuses her of witchcraft
He tells the court about his affair with her
He tells the court about his affair with her
He tries to kill He tries to kill
He tells the court that Abigail is a man dressed as a woman
He tells the court that Abigail is a man dressed as a woman
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19. Who is brought in to corroborate John Proctor’s
claims about Abigail? Rebecca Nurse Rebecca Nurse
Elizabeth Proctor Elizabeth Proctor
Parris Parris
Mary Warren Mary Warren
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20. What does Elizabeth do when called upon to testify?
Keeps silent Keeps silent
Tells a lie Tells a lie
Tells the truth Tells the truth
Kills herself Kills herself
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21. What does the court do with John Proctor?
It frees him and sends him home It frees him and sends him home
It arrests and tries him for witchcraft
It arrests and tries him for witchcraft
It orders him stoned to death It orders him stoned to death
It exiles him to Maine It exiles him to Maine
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22. When John Proctor is facing death, what does Hale
urge him to do?
Kill himself Kill himself
Confess, even though he is innocent
Confess, even though he is innocent
Blame someone else Blame someone else
Refuse to confess Refuse to confess
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23. Why does Proctor retract his confession?
Because Hale asks him to Because Hale asks him to
Because new evidence has come to light
Because new evidence has come to light
Because the officials demand that he sign his name to it
Because the officials demand that he sign his name to it
Because Abigail confesses Because Abigail confesses
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24. What does Abigail do at the end of the play?
She kills herself She kills herself
She flees Salem, after robbing her uncle
She flees Salem, after robbing her uncle
She is hanged She is hanged
She is revealed as a witch She is revealed as a witch
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25. What ultimately happens to John
Proctor?
He is freed He is freed
He is hanged He is hanged
He kills himself He kills himself
He escapes from prison and flees to Virginia He escapes from prison and flees to Virginia
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